Highlights from the Grinnell College Museum of Art collection, with expert commentary from Associate Director Dan Strong.

The Carnegie Classifications have long been a hallmark of institutions that excel in research and practice. This year, under the newly reimagined classification system, Grinnell has been designated as a Research College and University, reflecting the College’s ongoing commitment to scholarly inquiry and impactful research.

Hills will present the Grinnell Lecture “The Achievement of Identity: Soul Work, Salvation, and Black Manhood in the Religious Imagination of James Baldwin” — at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 13. The presentation is part of a celebration of our faculty’s collective research accomplishments.

Staff members of The Scarlet & Black, Grinnell College’s student newspaper, recently attended the Iowa College Media Association (ICMA) awards ceremony, where they achieved remarkable success, earning multiple individual and staff awards. Their dedication to high-quality journalism was recognized with one of the most prestigious honors of the evening—being named 2024 News & Multimedia Organization of the Year.

The Grinnell Singers will present their program, The Light is the Same, in a spring tour to six cities across the Midwest from March 9–14.

Highlights from the Grinnell College Museum of Art Collection, with expert commentary from Associate Director Dan Strong.

Thirteen Grinnell faculty and staff members recently participated in a five-day workshop in Chiapas, Mexico. The trip was part of the College’s ongoing effort to deepen and expand offerings in course-embedded travel and the Global Learning Program for courses across all disciplines.

Students at Grinnell College have been putting their passion for animals into action through a collaboration with the Poweshiek Animal League Shelter (PALS), a local nonprofit dedicated to rescuing and rehoming animals. In partnership with PALS, Grinnell students have been socializing and helping dogs learn basic manners in order to give them a better chance of finding loving, forever homes.

Grinnell College Dining Services welcomed renowned fruit and vegetable carving expert Chef Ray Duey for an all-day workshop. Chief Culinary Officer Scott Turley organized the event, giving 15 staff members the opportunity to spend eight hours refining their skills in food artistry.